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Tasogare Sakaba
JAPAN · 1955

Tasogare Sakaba

Tomu Uchida
postwar disillusionment class struggle urban isolation alcoholism and escapism intellectual decline
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Synopsis

Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal frustrations and social anxieties. A disillusioned professor, a struggling artist, and various laborers find their lives intersecting through chance encounters and heated arguments fueled by drink.

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